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Molecular Biology of the Cell

American Society for Cell Biology · United States

ISSN1059-1524eISSN1939-4586

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.441

H-Indexi

298

SNIPi

0.755

Total Worksi

11,471

Total Citationsi

856,730

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemimonthly, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications11,471

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Cell Biology

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society for Cell Biology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1059-1524 / 1939-4586

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

276

7.5k

2019

249

6.5k

2020

242

4.6k

2021

256

2.7k

2022

206

1.9k

2023

193

1.3k

2024

226

592

2025

123

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cell BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cellular transport and secretionMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular Mechanics and InteractionsFungal and yeast genetics researchEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Biology of the Cell

Is Molecular Biology of the Cell a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Biology of the Cell: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Biology of the Cell?

Molecular Biology of the Cell is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.07.

Is Molecular Biology of the Cell indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Biology of the Cell is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Biology of the Cell?